We asked 20+ newsletter operators for their favorite piece of newsletter advice. Here’s what they told us about building a great product, engaging with readers, and a whole lot more.
Tag: Revenue opportunities for Indie newsletters
Want to host an event for your audience but don’t know where to start? Here’s what you need to do to get started — and make money off the event, too.
They’ve got two million active subscribers, eight different newsletters, 30+ staffers, and multiple revenue streams. So how did they manage to stay under the radar? They’re based in Brazil and only publish in Portuguese.
Here’s a counterintuitive strategy that skyrockets your reply rate and turns your silent subscribers into engaged responders: Leaving yourself open to criticism. It might just be the secret sauce your newsletter needs.
António Tadeia and Pit Gottschalk have covered football in their home countries for decades. Now, they use indie newsletters to build their own audiences and bring in revenue.
The Borowitz Report was founded in 2001 but only launched a paid newsletter offering in March 2024. Now it’s got tens of thousands of paying subscribers. Here’s why Andy Borowitz’s readers keep following — and supporting — him.
Tangle, a daily newsletter that goes in-depth on one big news topic per day, now has 100,000 readers and more than 16,000 paying members. Founder Isaac Saul explains how he built it.
At age 19, a first-time founder based in the Philippines launched a newsletter about business and tech. Two years later, it’s one of the top resources in the region.
How three newsletter operators on Beehiiv — Zain Kahn of Superhuman, Quinn Emmett of Important, Not Important, and Pete Huang of The Neuron — reached the six-figure milestone, and what you can do to get there, too.
Email can be an incredible tool for driving readers to support your work or buy something. Here’s how top newsletters convince readers to pull out a credit card and take the next step.